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BLAST expands into VALORANT with Ignition Series event

Danish tournament organiser has expanded into VALORANT, partnering with Riot Games to host an Ignition Series tournament.

The BLAST VALORANT Twitch Invitational will see four teams compete for a €50,000 (£45,225.91) prize purse.

All four teams have been confirmed for the event, namely FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Team Liquid. The tournament will utilise a best-of-three tournament, with the final being a best-of-five series.

Nicolas Estrup, Director of Product and Experience at BLAST, spoke on the event in a release: “VALORANT has enjoyed record breaking success since its launch in June and has fast become a fan-favourite – we look forward to showing the community what BLAST can bring to the table with our industry leading production and popular fan-first approach.